A podcast about life and politics on the African continent.https://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kwj2yknq5e26Nonresident fellows Fu Asiedu & Ami Tamakloe discuss the anti-LGBT bill in Ghana and convene a roundtable of Ghanaians discussing the realities of everyday life under this bill, which has been under review in the courts. Listen now: https://ufahamuafrica.com/2024/06/29/ep-203-fellows-fu-asiedu-and-ami-tamakloe-on-the-anti-lgbt-bill-in-ghana/05 Jul 2024 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwj2yknq5e26https://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kvwso2nds32gTedd Moya Mose, legal professional & Oxford Martin fellow at the Environmental Change Institute, talks with fellow Basil Ibrahim for ep. 202 about sustainable energy systems & the dilemmas of developmental aspirations that are connected to carbon intensive pathways. https://ufahamuafrica.com/2024/06/22/ep-202-fellow-basil-ibrahim-and-tedd-moya-mose-on-sustainable-energy-systems/27 Jun 2024 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvwso2nds32ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kvckhxfc322xWe have a special French-language episode this week with Mamadou Ismaïla Konaté! In an interview with fellow Expédit Ologou, Konaté argues that democracy should and will survive. https://ufahamuafrica.com/2024/06/15/ep-201-fellow-expedit-ologou-and-mamadou-ismaila-konate-on-democracy-french/19 Jun 2024 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvckhxfc322xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3ku4xwqxntv26Happy 200 episodes of Ufahamu Africa!! We're excited to bring you a mashup with Kellogg Institute's Global Stage podcast about the return of military coups in Africa. Thanks to Rasheed Ibrahim for a great conversation with Joseph Asunka and our own @beattyriedl.bsky.social.04 Jun 2024 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ku4xwqxntv26https://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3ktlfjb5bnq2mOn May 29, South Africans are voting! This is the first election in which the African National Congress is polling below 50%, which could force them into a coalition with other parties. We speak with @carolyneholmes.bsky.social ky.social, expert on #SouthAfrica. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/05/25/ep-199-carolyn-holmes-on-the-upcoming-south-africa-elections/28 May 2024 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktlfjb5bnq2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3ksi4ynye7g2eBonus episode! We share a new article from @goodauth.bsky.social: "Despite Africa’s digital media boom, huge access gaps persist" written by Jeff Conroy-Krutz, Komi Amewunou, and Kelechi Amakoh. Read by @dadakim.bsky.social. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/05/11/good-authority-despite-africas-digital-media-boom-huge-access-gaps-persist/14 May 2024 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ksi4ynye7g2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3krwjbbgyae2jIn the last few years, militaries have carried out coups in numerous African countries. Does this signify the beginning of a much broader “coup epidemic?” @dadakim.bsky.social discusses with @kopalo.bsky.social on this episode from @goodauth.bsky.social. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/05/04/good-authority-dont-call-it-a-coup-epidemic-in-africa/07 May 2024 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3krwjbbgyae2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3krfqfqiy6k2vFor episode 198, our fellow, Gopolang Botlhokwane speaks to journalist and editor Njabulo Ngidi about the recent AFCON in Ivory Coast and the politics of football (or soccer, for our American listeners!) in Southern Africa. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/04/27/ep-198-afcon-and-the-politics-of-southern-african-football/01 May 2024 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3krfqfqiy6k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kqrqyzfbyc2yIt’s never too late to pay attention to what is happening in Sudan. Today's episode features our interview with Nisrin Elamin from last year about the conflict. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/04/20/ep-197-nisrin-elamin-on-the-conflict-in-sudan-rerun/23 Apr 2024 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kqrqyzfbyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kqbazqtylx2zToday we have a timely French-language episode on #Senegal and the country's newly elected president. Listen now to the conversation between fellow Expédit Ologou and political analyst Mamadou Seck of the Natural Resource Governance Institute. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/04/13/ep-196-fellow-expedit-ologou-and-mamadou-seck-on-senegals-election-french/16 Apr 2024 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kqbazqtylx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kpcxb66sfx2yPolitical analyst and media expert Metji Makgoba joins fellow Gopolang Botlhokwane to talk about the domestic implications of South Africa's case against Israel at The Hague, and the country's upcoming elections. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/03/30/ep-195-fellow-gopolang-botlhokwane-and-south-africas-case-against-israel/04 Apr 2024 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpcxb66sfx2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kon4odax7y2rImagine other worldly visitors have landed on Earth, trying to learn about and understand Ghana and its politics. Out now from fellows, Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe: a people’s political history and Ghanaian voices about the political present and future. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/03/23/ep-194-fellows-fu-asiedu-and-ami-tamakloe-and-a-peoples-political-history-of-ghana/26 Mar 2024 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kon4odax7y2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3knhbydwxhj23Lawrence Were is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences @bostonu.bsky.social, where he does research on public health. In a conversation with @dadakim.bsky.social, hear about the impact of health insurance and how it affects health outcomes. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/03/09/ep-193-lawrence-were-and-access-to-health-insurance/11 Mar 2024 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3knhbydwxhj23https://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kmtteei2rc2oOut now: former fellow Takondwa Semphere produced an episode speaking with Khaleelah Logan about Black African diaspora and its relationship with the African continent. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/03/02/ep-192-takondwa-semphere-and-khaleelah-logan-on-black-african-diaspora-and-the-continent/04 Mar 2024 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmtteei2rc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kmesw6g5xs2rIntroducing our new podcast fellows! Meet Ami Tamakloe and Fu Asiedu (a team!), Gopolang Botlhokwane, Basil Ibrahim, and Expédit Ologou. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/02/24/introducing-our-new-fellows/27 Feb 2024 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmesw6g5xs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kl4o5arnsk2oPresident Macky Sall of Senegal has canceled the country's presidential election - originally scheduled for Feb. 25. Our new episode with Bamba Ndiaye (The Africanist Podcast) and Michelle Gavin (@cfr.org) is about what's happening and what it means for democracy. https://ufahamuafrica.com/2024/02/10/ep-191-democratic-crisis-in-senegal/11 Feb 2024 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kl4o5arnsk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kkssnecnj727We’re looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024 in this week’s episode! @dadakim.bsky.social and @beattyriedl.bsky.social talk about elections, democracy, and more on the continent. Next week, we’re excited to introduce you to our new non-resident fellows! https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/02/03/ep-190-2023-year-in-review/07 Feb 2024 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkssnecnj727https://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kjohex7k7h2lWe’re wrapping up our African Studies Association panel with presenter Paul Friesen on local democratic resilience under national autocracy. Friesen is a postdoctoral fellow with the Einaudi Center at Cornell. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/01/20/ep-189-paul-friesen-on-local-democratic-resilience/23 Jan 2024 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjohex7k7h2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kixwin22it2eOn the case of democracy in Benin: Dominika Koter, political scientist at colgateuniversity.bsky.social, presented at our African Studies Association panel. Listen now for her full presentation and our first news wrap of 2024 on the latest from the continent.14 Jan 2024 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kixwin22it2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3khdvqnjutw2dFor our final episode of 2023, we present part 2 of our African Studies Association panel on African democracy! You'll hear Alexandra Blackman present the case of Tunisia, preceded by our news wrap on elections in the DRC and a recent story of a stolen mask from Gabon. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2023/12/23/ep-187-alexandra-blackman-on-democracy-in-tunisia/25 Dec 2023 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3khdvqnjutw2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kgxrj2c2nz2jPart 1 of our African Studies Association panel on African democracy - its backsliding and endurance - is out now! You'll hear @beattyriedl.bsky.social's intro on democratic backsliding on the continent and a case study from @dadakim.bsky.social on Malawi, written with Boniface Dulani. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2023/12/16/ep-186-democracy-in-malawi/20 Dec 2023 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgxrj2c2nz2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kghybbem5d2iKwadwo Owusu, professor of geography and resource development at the University of Ghana, is our guest this week. He sits down with cohost @beattyriedl.bsky.social for a conversation on climate and society and public policy around environmental health and well-being. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2023/12/09/ep-185-kwadwo-owusu-on-environmental-health-and-well-being/14 Dec 2023 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kghybbem5d2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3kftqsutfge2uToday's episode comes from Maseke Rioba, one of last year's fellows! She talks with guest Yasah Musa, program manager at the Nubian Rights Forum, about identity as a human right, citizenship, and the risk of statelessness. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2023/12/02/ep-184-fellow-maseke-rioba-and-yasah-musah-on-identity-as-a-human-right/06 Dec 2023 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kftqsutfge2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3keoibcz4ws2dNisrin Elamin sits down with our cohost Rachel @beattyriedl.bsky.social l for a conversation on the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Episode 183 is out now wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/2023/11/20/ep-183-nisrin-elamin-on-sudan/21 Nov 2023 06:17 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3keoibcz4ws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social/post/3katyslwdy72xHi there! We are Ufahamu Africa, a podcast about life and politics on the African continent. Cohosted by @dadakim.bsky.social and @beattyriedl.bsky.social. www.ufahamuafrica.com https://www.ufahamuafrica.com/03 Oct 2023 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:fc6u3ff3hrycmwolrhvar4cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3katyslwdy72x